New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-05-25
"A Dog Dentist.

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old Bruse, their dog. 3,
Mamma called them the s.Busybees';
because they were always together,
and were never still two minutes at
once.
Mamma had gone away on a visit,
but if she had been here on this morn
ing we are speaking OF, she would have
seen, that for once they were very
quiet. indeed.
Bessie sat ont the top step with her
head tied up in a handkerchief, and
though she tried very hard not to let
on the second step trying to comfort
| her, and old Bruce stood with his
front feet on the lower step, looking
very sorry indeed, for he knew as we'll
as anybody that Bessie was in troub-;
lie.
"Oh!" groaned the little girl, put
ting her hand over her mouth, 1T
aches so awful
"Come, Bess,' said Bob, "Iwouldn't
stand 1t any longer; let me try to pull
| i'll know cam
mo! nor cried Bessie, putting both
| hands over her mouth, II couldn't
stand it, I know I couldn't !,
So Bob did not say any more, but
went on and told her a long story he
had read about "a little cir. who had
a very bad tooth, and who could not
bear to go to the dentist; but when
her tooth was SO bad she could not
bear it any longer, she took a brick
and tied one end OF a, long string
around it, and tied the other
end around her tooth and then
went upstairs, and put her head
out OF the window, and shut her
eyes and dropped the brick, and when
she opened her eyes, the tooth and
brick lay on the ground together" :
ooh. my!' cried Bessie, drawing a
long breath.
Lets go and try it, said Bob. II
know where there is a BRICK j,
mo" said Bessie, family. II don't
feel like going upstairs now"
Bob looked discouraged, and kept
still q moment, trying to think OF
some way to coax his sister to have
her tooth out Pretty soon he jump
ed up.with bright thought. .
"Oh, Bess! I have thought of the
easiest way in the world. Just let me
tie the handkerchief around your
eyes, and tie this string around yolr
tooth. while I count twenty, and
when I count the last word the tooth
will be way out by the barn.
'My, Bobby Gray?" said Bessie, II
don't believe it."
I Eyes it will, too," insisted her
brother, stoutly; just you try it and
see."
"And won't you pull the string
YOURSELF" she asked.
II won't touch it with my little fin
Bob, land III get you whole pocket
full OF my best hickory nuts up in the
garnet, If you will
The hickory nuts were great temp
tatlon to Bessie, SO she let Bob tie the
handkerchief over her eyes, and the
string around her tooth, while he be-
gan to count. Keeping very still, he
tied the other end OF the string to the
dogs collar, and still counting slowly,
he picked up q little stick and holding
it in front of the dogs nose he threw
it down by the barn door just as he
counted, Eighteen-nineteen"- and
when he said Twenty" with a great
shout, Bessie gave q little scream
and pulled off the handkerchief,
to find the string gone and the tooth
with it.
''Why why! Bobby, where is it?''
she cried, putting her hand over her
mouth.
'Out there by the barn where told
you it would be- said, Bob, fairly
dancing at his success, and pointing
at Bruce who was hunting for the
stick
Bessie saw the string hanging to the
dogs neck, and exclaimed:
Bobby Gray! Did Bruce pull my
[ tooth?'
eyes, SIR" answered Bob, merrily
"and he won't charge you q cent fo1
, it, either, and you'll be some good tc
play with now"
, "Well," said Bessie, thoughiully, as
, she wiped some blood Oft her lip, sTn
awful glad it's gone for it can't ache
: any more, and let's go and get tht
! hickory nuts" and away they ran
leaving the string and toothstill hang
: ing to the dogs neck, as a badge O
| his new profession.